County government · Loudoun County, VA

Loudoun County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Loudoun County took in $3.40 billion and spent $3.41 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%State tax money17%Fines and other6.1%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)2.2%Local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

65%

of Loudoun County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
65%$2.20 billion
Other taxes
4.1%$140 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$58.4 million
  • Other licenses$29.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$23.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.0%$134 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$73.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • School lunches$21.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$20.5 million
  • Other service charges$14.3 million
  • Garbage collection$12.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.5 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.9%$29.6 million

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$564 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$45.5 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$204 million
Fines
<0.1%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

58%

of Loudoun County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$1.97 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.97 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$403 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 4 more
  • Fire protection$183 million
  • Police$122 million
  • Prisons and jails$47.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$31.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$14.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$375 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$178 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67.8 million
  • Government buildings$51.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$216 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$178 million
  • Public transit$38.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$174 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$135 million
  • Libraries$38.6 million
Social services
2.7%$92.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$92.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$87.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$87.8 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$28.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on public transit debt
  • Interest on general debt$17.4 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$10.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$27.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$20.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.0 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$17.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$15.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.8 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Loudoun County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Loudoun County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.